Bottle-washing apparatus



April 24, 1928.

M. J. KREUTZER BOTTLE WASHING APPARATUS Filed Nov. 20. 1922 attorney? Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

UNIT-ED STATES MICHAEL J. KREUTZER, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

BOTTLE-WASHNG APPARATUS,

Applicationl led November 20, 1922.` Serial No. 602,191.

This invention relates to improvements in bottle washing apparatus.

The primary object of this vinvention is the provision of a relatively simple and compact bottle washing apparatus, which is adapted for general domestic use, including an improved arrangement to facilitate connection to an ordinary faucet.

A further object of this invention is the provision-of. botttle washing apparatus,in cluding means to cleanse a bottle or Aother analogous article, by means lof forcing granular scraping members, such` as shots,v into the bottle or article, under cleansing liquid pressure.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a washing apparatus of the above mentioned character including van improved arrangement for supporting .and directing cleansing material into a bottle.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent during the course of the following detailed description.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and wherein similar reference characters designate corre-r sponding partsv throughout the several.

views: t Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view, taken through the improved washing apparatus, showing the same in use for bottle cleansing purposes. f Figure 2'is a plan view ofthe improved washing apparatus. y Y

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 1. v Figure 4 is afhorizontal sectional view,

taken substantially on the line4-4 of Figure 1. v

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown but the preferred embodiment ofv this invention, the letter A generally designates the improvedwashing apparatusy which may. include a body rB; means C for vattachment of the body Bto :1- faucet D, or similar member; and means E associated with the body B for supporting a bottle rF in cleansing position.

The body B is preferably ofi anyk approved material including a relatively large.

compartment or chamber L10, entire-ly open at vthe topthereof; the bottom 11 of the body B preferably providing a downwardly'tapered seating surface 12`.converging to a restricted entrance passageway 13 extending through thelower Areduced end. 14 of the body' B. This end 14 is preferably externally` screw threaded for receiving the rmeans C, asV will be subsequently described.v An outlet` spout 16, providedy with a passageway 17, extends laterally of the body B, and com,- municates, as to said passageway, with the compartment 10. A laterally extending flange 18 is'preferably provided outwardly of the open top of the .body B, and'may be provi-ded ydownwardlytherein with a plurality of tapped recesses such as shown at 19. A screen 21 is preferably provided over the extreme ylower end surface of the body por# tion 14, transversely across the passageway 13, and ailixed to the body B in vany ap proved manner, whereby the granulated members or shot 25 may be supported within the compartment 10, upon the seating surface 12.` A screen 27 is preferably provided within the compartment 10 transversely across the passageway 17 for-retaining the shot or granulated 'members 25 against loss 'through said passageway, during a bottle cleansing operation. K

The means C preferably includes an elbow 30 of right angled formation, which may be internally. screw threadedat .its upper end vfor receiving the externally screwthreaded portion 14 of the body B, and at its other end is preferably internally screw threaded for receiving a second reduced elbow 32;

said elbowshaving communicating passageways. therein, establishing communication with the compartment passageway` 13. A nozzle connection 35`is preferably provided, which includes. a portionl 36 provided with a ing screw threaded for detachable insertion in the'intcrnallyscrew threaded end of the elbow 32. A swivel member 38 is preferably provided, having the lower retaining flange 39 thereon adapted for overlapping association with the flange 37 .in receiving a water#l ,laterally extending flange 37 thereon, and bescrew threaded end 41 of the faucet D, which may be ofany well known type. In this arrangement, themeans k(l for "connecting the body B tothe faucet D is U-shaped .in

vformation and provides,` a similarlyV shaped passageway communicating with the body .compartment lO'through the restricted pas'- sage'way 13.4. j Y,

.The bottle supporting' means E includes the cylindrical shapedchuck 45 which is pr0- vided with a reduced relatively short end i6 for-snug seating within the top opening of the compartment 10. The annular flange if extends over the top flange 18 of the body ll, and is preferably provided with a plurality of vertical counter bored apertures 50, whereby screws 5l or like securing elements may attach the member to the body B engaging in the tapped recesses 19 The portion 52 of the member 45, extending upwardly, is provided with an opening 53 of uniform diameter, receiving therein the resilient bushing 54, which may be of rubber, having the upper lateral annular flange 55 for overlying the top surface of the portion 52 of the chuck 45. The lower end of the inserting portion LLG is preferably provided with the spider 56, having an open-V ing vtherethrough for slidably and adjustaoly receiving a length of tubing ruoli as of brass; the spider 56 adjacent the opening 57 preferably being' provided with a setscrew for engagement with the tubing 60 in order to retain the same in a desired adjusted relation. In position, the tubing f3() extends axially upwardly above the bottle supporting means E, and depends into the bottle conipartn'ient 10, having the lower end thereof flared, as at 625, and that the passageway G4 extending longitudinally of the tube 60 is enlarged at the lower end thereof, whereby the shot or granular members 25, which are of uniform dimension, may travel longitudinally therethrough.

ln operation, the improved washing apparatus A is connected, by means of the swivel 38, to the water or liquid supplying faucet or means D. The bottle F to be washed or clamped, is next inverted and the neck (37 thereof is forced into the passageway vprovided in the resilient bushing 5%, substantially as is illustrated in Figure` l. of the drawing and providing a leak proof connection therewith. In this position, the upper end of the tube 6() is inserted into. the compartment i0 of the bottle F, while the bottle itself is supported in stable 1nan- `ner by the means E, against liability of accidental detachment fromY the Washing apparatus A. When the operator turns the valve 7l, which may be embodied in the faucet means D, the cleansing liquid, which ordinarily will be water, is forced, by pressure or draft, Vinto the passageways of the elbows BOand'SZ and enters the compartmentlO, through passageway 13. lt is an important feature of this invent-ion that the inlet passageway' 13 be approximately onefourth the size of the outlet passageway 17, so that there is `no reacting pressure, to speak of, acting on the forceful flow of water into the compartment 10. The liquid entering the compartment l0 will., of

shot and water, after having pursued a certain path longitudinally through the chamber of the bottle F will, of course, drop through the neck passageway thereof, eX- teriorly of the directing tube 60, and fall into the compartn'ient l0; the yshot being segregated into the lower portion' ofthe con'ipa1ftment\l0upon the seating surfacer 12 incident to gravity, while the used liquid will through the spout passageway 17. ln this nianner, the shot pursues a circuitous path, and is directed aft-er cleansing use, into the entrance passagewayv 13.

From the foregoing description of this invention, it is obvious that a relatively sim ple, compact, and effective bottlewashing apparatus has been provided, which is of general utility, in that the saine may be used for domestic purposes. V

Such changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be made to the form of invention herein shown andv described, as do not depart from the spiritV of the invention or the scope of the claim.

I claim: y

A bottle washing apparatus comprising a body having a conmartment entirely open at its upper end and having its lower lend providedwith a relatively small inlet opening diverging into said compartment, said body having a lateral exit opening therein of relatively greater dimension than said inlet opening, a U-shaped connectionfor attachvnient in said ybody at the inlet vend thereof,

said U-shaped connection being adapted for attachment to a liquid supply source, acap inen'ibor'upwardly carried by said body including aspider portion depending int-o said body compartment providing a passageway therethrough, a tube longitudinally disposed within said compartment and adjustable in the passageway of said spider, the lower end of said tube beingoutwardly flared, and enlarged as to its opening fordisilios'al adjacent the. inlet opening of said body, shots disposed within the conuyartment on the ysurface thereof adjacent sait inlet opening,y screens over the inlet and outlet openings of said body, and a resilient bottle receiving bushing disposed-within said cap, a bottle when in said bushing being invertedly disposed so that said adjustable tube ei,-y

telids upwardly' intothe same.

.Mieten i KREUTZER. 

